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Are these actually good or is this just a meme?

>> No.14339715
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like if I sit down to read them, will I enjoy the experience or is it just page after page of shit which pseuds read for their pseud credentials?

>> No.14339722

these are the type of threads that need to be banned on sight

>> No.14339724

Is it normal that I'm obsessed with saving every chart possible but never read the books in them? Actually, I haven't read a book in 3 years.

>> No.14339746

>>14339724
Based and retardpilled

>> No.14339861

>>14339712
Homer is good. Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days are good. Theognis is not good.

Oedipus plays are depressing
The orestian trilogy is good

Herodotus is fantastic, Thucydides is solid too

>> No.14339873

>>14339724
Probably. I do this too, also with albums on /mu/. I also download PDFs for everything.
I swear I'll start reading again any day now.

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>>14339861
same
>>14339715
If you want to know about ancient Greek history then it's pretty good

>> No.14340195

>>14339722
Hey, 4chan wouldn't be 4chan without the retards. Sucks though.

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I don't get why some of y'all consider this for pseuds. I like posting these, and I don't intend to brag. These are structured reading plans, or at least some of them. Pretty useful if you wanna quit being a pseud.

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>>14339712
Christ, this context shit is getting out of hand.

No, you don't need to read a billion history books to fucking start Plato. You could start with Plato and be in a good place. The minimum "proper" western philosophy curriculum begins with Plato, with some notes on Parmenides and Heraclitus at best. Is it good to start Plato with some knowledge of Greek myth, history, and presocratic philosophy? Sure. But bear in mind, that "proper context" in western philosophy is always an infinite regress. You can't read anyone without neglecting some context. But it's good to read any of them. There's no wrong answer, you'll work it out as you need to. If it's hard to understand, you can look up supplementary material or figure out what context may help.
I'd say start with Plato, and just watch a handful of fucking youtube videos to put him in context.

>> No.14340899

>>14340607
Best to read something by Chomsky before you start that chart.

>> No.14341493

>>14340899
the fucker wrote like an entire Library of Alexandria, be more precise.

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>> No.14341915

>>14339712
Classics grad here. Just get your feet wet with Homer and the Theogony, and supplement them with Hamilton (shes lovely, but don't start with her as the chart suggests, unless you are REALLY clueless about Greek mythology). I would also recommend picking up or renting the Landmark editions of Herodotus and Thucydides.